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[Andy H]

I discovered today that my 2008 Ford Galaxy has a power sounder.

When I started (and stopped) driving it 5 years ago I think I noticed a lack of sound on locking and unlocking and when the alarm was triggered but didn't have time to investigate.

Coincidentally I bought a bluetooth OBD2 adapter and used 'Forscan Lite' to check for DTCs but didn't find anything obviously worrying at the time (I was particularly worried about the 6 speed DSG gearbox)

Now that it has been brought back from the dead and is being driven regularly the "service security alarm soon" messages were starting to worry me so I bought another adapter (from Amazon), plugged it in and.............. nothing. No lights, no bluetooth to pair with. bugger. assumed that it was DOA.

Had another look this morning and couldn't find any power at the OBD2 socket. Digging around on the internet it appears that the OBD2 socket either shares a fuse with the cigarette lighter or maybe the power sounder.

Need to find the fuse box and/or the power sounder now. Feeling rather glad that Ford had the sense to fit a fuse in the circuit (unlike VX).